Junior Finance Assistant

Your Role

To provide essential support to the finance department by accurately processing financial data, maintaining records, and assisting with various accounting tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Key Deliverables

Accurate day-to-day processing of financial transactions, support in month-end tasks and taking ownership of allocated tasks to meet deadlines.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Accounts Payable team support – input new supplier details in system, post invoices, check purchase orders, update bank details (about 10% of time)
• Accounts Receivable team support – quote preparations, update Smartsheet for paid/raised invoices, take credit card payments, issue invoices when needed
• Ownership of daily payment allocation – upload banking as a priority each day from multi-currency banks in various countries and allocate payments, follow up with any outstanding items
• Assistance with input of payments (recurring weekly – urgent payments – and twice a month standard payment runs)
• Credit Cards management (PLEO) – post monthly journals in time for month-end closing, check receipts, manage new cards, review for non-compliance
• PSA tax calculations – assist with preparation of data for the annual tax calculation
• Submission of monthly, quarterly & annual National Statistics surveys
• Ownership of Berlin local invoices tracker – regular communication with local team to ensure all invoices received, correct, and cash balance agreed
• Assist the Finance Department with ad hoc financial & administration tasks , such as:
  • Help with Brazil/Japan/Mexico/Spain local accounts – add reconciliation data in files
  • Assist with VAT returns in various countries
  • Help with Audit queries – bank statements, invoice requests
  • Filling in various tax & legal forms as requested
  • Prepayments, accruals, journal reclasses, FX postings, lease journals etc.

What We Are Looking For

Experience required:

• Experience working in finance/accounting team preferred
• Experience with software system (SAP) however full training will be given for those without

Knowledge required:

• Understanding of VAT
• Basic accounting knowledge (double entry, invoicing, reconciliations)
• Other languages are a plus – Spanish, Japanese, Arabic, Portuguese etc.

Skills and aptitudes required:

• Ability to meet deadlines and handle multiple priorities effectively
• Good verbal and written communication skills for collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders
• Intermediate Excel skills

Professional Membership:

• Working towards CIMA, ACCA or similar qualifications

Personal qualities required:

• Team player
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail is a must
• Quick & keen learner
• Ability to work unsupervised and be proactive

Interests:

• Interested in learning new things and developing new skills

Educational attainment:

• Degree in finance or accounting

Circumstances:

• Live in London or have the ability to travel to the office 2-3 times a week

What\’s in it for you?

Check out the rest of our Perks & Benefits here !

Application Process

Think you’ve got what it takes to join our race to the future?

The closing date for this role is 18th March 2025, however if we receive a high volume of applications we may close it early.

We’ll see you at the starting line!

¡VAMOS!

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Formula E is proud of our commitment to EDI and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups. We wish to provide equal opportunities regardless of an individual\’s protected characteristics. We believe in attracting and retaining a diverse workforce to enrich Formula E with a variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives.

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